Chinese Cultural Renaissance
In November 1966, 1,500 people—including Sun Ke, Wang Yunwu, Chen Lifu, Chen Qitian, Kong Decheng, and Zhang Zhiben—wrote a letter to the Executive Yuan: the "Chinese Cultural Revival Movement" was proposed and the "Chinese Cultural Revival Festival" was designated as occurring on November 12 each year.
Jiang Zhongzheng stated that "harmony between mind, matter, group and oneself, resulting in the New China's Three Principles of ethics, democracy, scientific social blueprint, is to lead to cultural integration."
For example, Zhouyijin, Laozi, The Book of Songs, Menzi, Baihua Historical Records, and Zizhi Tongjian were given new vernacular translations.
To re-translate the Four Books from English and distribute them overseas to enhance international scholars' understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture.
Encourage literature and art: one goal is to promote the specific behavior of ethics and morality, in order to show the national spirit of loyalty, filial piety, and kindness.
The Model of National Etiquette was revised and formally issued in 1970, expanding the cultivation of young people as the ideal of social life.
[11] It says, "I firmly believe that ethics, democracy and science are the essence of the Three Principles of the People, which is also the cornerstone of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation."
At that time, all the participants in the memorial meeting, then jointly signed a petition to the government to designate November 12 as the anniversary of the father's birthday, as well as the Chinese Culture Renaissance Festival.
At the meeting, the launch of a campaign was announced, that would to revive Chinese culture, implement the Three Principles of the People, and awaken rational conscience by virtue of traditional humanistic spirit and ethical concepts.
The Executive Yuan of the Republic of China established the "China Renewal Movement Committee", with Chiang Zhongzheng as the chairman, and Sun Ke, Wang Yunwu, Qian Mu, Yu Bin, Zuo Shunsheng, Lin Yutang, Wang Shixian, Qian Siliang, and Xie Dongmin as the presidium.
[3] On July 30, 1967, the Central Committee of the Kuomintang of China promulgated the Measures for Promoting the Chinese Cultural Revival Movement, proposing to strengthen academic research, promote social life, organize literary and artistic activities, cooperate in education, advocate mass communication, and strengthen women's work.
On August 24, 1967, Sun Ke, Wang Yunwu, and Chen Lifu became vice chairmen of the Committee for Promoting the Rejuvenation of Chinese Culture.
[12] On August 28, 1967, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China issued a ten-point directive to promote nine-year national education: On November 21, 1967, the Fifth Plenary session of the Ninth CPC Central Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang adopted a resolution: to carry forward the traditional Chinese culture, respect personality independence, respect democracy and freedom, implement land for the tiller, promote social welfare, safeguard the freedom of choosing a career, maintain family ethical relations, freedom of religious belief, equality of all nationalities, and maintain international peace.
On October 15, the Committee for the Promotion of the China Renaissance Movement set several priorities for its work: promoting guidelines for people's life, strengthening physical education, formulating etiquette for people's lives, carrying out education reform, setting up standard centers for literary and artistic activities, establishing large-scale national social education centers, sorting out Chinese operas and music, translating and interpreting ancient books as national readings, and translating and introducing world classics.
On November 12, 1968, Jiang Zhongzheng issued a Message to the Compatriots of the whole Country on Sun Zhongshan's birthday and the Festival of the Revival of Chinese Culture, proposing to "revive Chinese culture, create a new era of the Three People's Principles, carry forward the spirit of ethics, science and democracy, clarify ethics and righteousness, and know shame; To carry out the constitutionalism of the Three People's Principles, we should start from promoting the politics of integrity and energy.
On July 26, 1971, Jiang Zhongzheng, to further promote the development of the movement, put forward at the fourth meeting of the Committee for the implementation of the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement: "Keeping to the classics and abiding by them, innovating and adapting to new conditions, reviewing the past and learning the new, if one wishes to make new changes day by day, difficulties will revitalize the country, and sorrow will revitalize the saints."
"From the overall perspective, from the practical focus, develop team spirit, establish a love for the people, convenient atmosphere; All governance to carry forward the national interests, to develop the national spirit, under the banner of the Three People's Principles of unity at home and abroad", was the proposal Jiang Jingguo made in a June 13, 1972, policy address at the Legislative Yuan.
